Sony HXR-MC50E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Recording/Playback
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LCD screen, but the image will be normal when
recorded.
Controlling the image settings
manually with the MANUAL dial
You can assign 1 menu item you use often
to the MANUAL dial.
Since the focus adjustment is assigned to
the MANUAL dial in the default settings,
the operation below is described as
adjusting the focus using the dial.
Press MANUAL to activate the
manual adjustment mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the
setting mode between automatic and
manual.
Rotate the MANUAL dial to adjust
the focus.
Items you can assign to the MANUAL
dial
[FOCUS] ... p. 86
[EXPOSURE] ... p
. 86
[IRIS] ... Shoots images with the IRIS priority
mode. If you adjust the IRIS, you can sharpen
the subject with its background blurred or
sharpen the whole image.
[SHUTTER SPEED] ... Shoots images with
the SHUTTER SPEED priority mode. When
you shoot a moving subject at a higher shutter
speed, it appears as if frozen on the image. At
a lower shutter speed, the subject appears as if
it flowing.
[AE SHIFT] ... p
. 87
[WB SHIFT] ... p
. 88
To assign the menu item to the
MANUAL dial
Press and hold MANUAL down for a
few seconds.
Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the
item to be assigned.
P
ress MANUAL.
Notes
You cannot switch the setting of [IRIS] and
[SHUTTER SPEED] between automatic and
manual by pressing MANUAL during movie
recording. Set the automatic or manual mode
before starting movie recording.
Manual settings will be retained even if you
change the assigned item of the MANUAL dial.
However, if you set [EXPOSURE] after setting
[AE SHIFT] manually, [EXPOSURE] will
override [AE SHIFT].
If you set either one of [EXPOSURE], [IRIS],
or [SHUTTER SPEED], the settings of other 2
items are canceled.
If you select [RESET] in step , all the items
adjusted manually are reset to the default
settings.
Tips
The functions of the items that can be assigned
to the MANUAL dial are the same as those of
menu operation.
You can also assign menu items to the
MANUAL dial by touching
(MENU)
MANUAL button
MANUAL dial